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Things were here before you and will be here after you're gone. The geographic features, especially, give you a sense of your own place in the world and in time.
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If you had an essentially happy childhood, that tends to dwell with you.
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I tell beginning readers to read a lot and write a lot. If you want to write a book, find a subject that's really worth the time and effort you'll put in.
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If you live in the same small place long enough, something you don't like is bound to happen.
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Paul Farmer has helped to build amazing health care system in one of the poorest areas of Haiti. He founded Partners in Health, which serves the destitute and the sick in many parts of the world from Haiti to Boston and from Russia to Peru.
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I usually write about ordinary people and ordinary things, but Paul Farmer is the least ordinary person I've ever met... He's the leader of a small group of people who hope to cure a sick world, and I hope my book can help in some small way.
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What interests me is trying to catch the reflection of the human being on the page. I'm interested in how ordinary people live their lives.
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Continuity is one of the things I like about New England.
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I think if the writing comes too easily, it shows - it's usually hard to read.
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